WEST, District Judge.
This is an application for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner, James Rowan, is presently incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, serving a nine year sentence after having been found guilty of simple burglary by a jury, and subsequently sentenced by a State Court of competent jurisdiction. During his trial, petitioner was ably represented by a court-appointed attorney who, in the course of the trial, reserved many bills...
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